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1 Constitution of the Village of Teller [1] (1970)

handle is hein.amindian/viltllr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CNST TT1 IT TO of the Village of Teller PPEA.M!3IE We, a group of Eskimos residing principally in the Village of Teller, in the State of Alaska, baving a common bond of association and interests, in order to promote our security and social welfare, and advance and pro- tect our common interests as the descendAnts of the aboriginal Eskimos within the Seward Peninsula, do establish this Constitution by authority of the Act of une 18, 19.4 (48 Stat. n,4) as amen.4ed by the Act of May 1, 1936, (49 Stat. 1250). ARTICLE I-TW. The official name of this Organization shall he the Eskimo Village of Teller, Alaska, hereinafter referred to as the Village. ARTICLE IT -.PRtSt'IP SECTr ION 1. The base membership roll of the Village of Teller shall consi.st of all persons whose names appear on a list of individuals of Eski.no blood associated with the Eskimos of the Village of Teller and llary'.s Tgloo prepared pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 'Act. Any eligible person whose name does not appear on this list, may make application for enrollment to the governing body of the Village of Teller. Application for enrollmentt ominors shall be made by the parent or legal guardian. A denial of enrollment may at any time be appealed by an interested person to the Comissioner of Indian Affairs, whose decision shall be.final. SECTION 2. All descendants of base enrollees shall be eligible for membership and shall be enrolled upon application and must be at least one-quarter (1/4) Eskimo Plood. SECTION 3. No person shall be enrolled as a member of this Village who has received payments on land or money by virtue of having been enrolled as a member of some other tribe. SECTION 4. The governing body shall maintain the membership roll current at all times. It shall have authority to enact ordinances governing the adoption and removal of members, provided, however, that any person whose name is removed from the membership roll shall Ihave the right to appeal to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, whose decision shall be final.

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